“By comparison, George W. Bush was light and breezy and apparently forgot during one debate that Social Security was a federal program. In fact, his depth, and his unfamiliarity with the complexities of the issues, to say nothing of the… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“Nevertheless, four years later, at the end of August 2004, a Zogby poll discovered the critical fact that 57 percent of the undecided voters in that year's election would rather have a beer with George Bush than with John Kerry. The question was odd enough on its face, but a nation to which it would matter is odder still. Be… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share
“Things are in the wrong place. Religion is in the box where science used to be. Politics is on the shelf where you thought… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“It’s not that there is less information on television than there once was. In fact, there is so much information that “fact” is now… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“This is that moment in the hangover in which you discover that your keys are in your hat, the cat is in the sink,… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“While Obama merely bowed clumsily in the direction of Idiot America, John McCain set up housekeeping there.” — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“At that exact moment, Nancy Grace, a CNN legal commentator who combines the nuance of a sledgehammer with the social graces of a harpy..” — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“The United States is an easy country to love because you can take it on faith that, at some point in every waking hour… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“Politics is beginning to gather itself into an election season in which the price of a candidate's haircuts will be as important for a… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“By comparison, George W. Bush was light and breezy and apparently forgot during one debate that Social Security was a federal program. In fact,… — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
“America's always been a great place to be crazy. It just used to be harder to make a living that way.” — Charles P. Pierce Copy Share Image
